got down

Danced with abandon

Got down is past tense of get down, covering its various meanings.

To get down from something is to descend: The cat got down from the tree.

To get something down is to swallow it: He got the pill down with some water.

Getting down to something means starting serious work: We got down to business.

In informal use, getting down means dancing or partying with abandon: Everyone got down on the dance floor.

To get someone down is to depress them: The weather really got me down.

descended

dismount

Get off something ridden

disembark · deplane · detrain · debark · land · touchdown · exit · unhorse · hop off · jump off

partied

danced

Moved rhythmically to music

  • groovedHaving linear indentations
  • boogiedDanced energetically, informally
  • funkyRhythmic and soulful

jammed · raved · clubbed · disco · celebrated · let loose · cut loose · shook it · moved · vibed

crouched

ducked

Bent down suddenly

squatted · lowered · knelt · hunkered · prostrated · flattened · dropped · sank · hunched · bowed

depressed

sad

Emotionally low

dispirited · downcast · crestfallen · demoralized · disheartened · morose · glum · blue · low · despondent

swallowed

gulped

Swallowed hastily

stomached · digested · bolted · wolfed · took · pill · medicine · food

Opposites
vertical movement

got downgot up

Rose from rest

stood up · went up · ascended · rose · climbed

emotional state (slang)

got downcheered up

Became more hopeful

perked up · lifted up · brightened up · lifted spirits · bucked up

engagement/participation (slang)

got downheld back

Kept from advancing

sat out · withdrew · stood aside · tuned out · wallflowered

Family

down, going, got, downtown, getting, downfall, downward, download, gotten

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